iPhone 4 proximity fix after screen replacement

Hi Tyler

I won't get to this until tomorrow (am in Australia so is Friday evening here) I had tried this but I used a 1/16" hole punch on black tape, it appears your fix uses a much smaller apperture, thank you so much for your trouble, I have read so many variations on the fix I think you havenailed it..... Fingers crossed .... Peter

I Just got a Red screen replacement kit off ebay. my sensor does not work now, i tryed this method, only i poked 2 very small holes into a piece of electrical tape and covered it. my sensor still does not work, i have also restored my phone after. any other ideas?

Hi and thanks for the post.

I also repair iPhones and came accross this in the past but ahd always resolved it by installing a different screen. I wish I would ahve known.

Here is my dilema today. My own phone's power button stopped working (the bounciness went away). I replaced the ribbon that has the power button on it and it fixed the issue but now my proximity sensor will not work. The ribbon I changed has the power button, the proximity sensor and the secondary microphone on it. I thought it was a bad part but when I open the phone and connect it without the screen being onthe front, it works. I waive my hand on fron and it turns off.

I tried the tape but no success. I tried an aftermarket screen and again no success. I'm about to put the phone back together and sell it AS-IS.

Can anyone suggest anything?

Thanks

We're you ever able to resolve this issue? I tried the tape and different screen and have the same issue.

No, not yet. I just posted that today. I'm hoping someone has a fix or any suggestions for us, I'm at a list here.

This defonatly worked for me! Just make sure you position the tape right! Not covering the entire 2 sensors. Wicked, I now dont feel like i have a bodged iphone 😉

Hey guys, I had this very same problem. I tried the OP's solution and the results were pretty shakey at best (no offence, it just didn't work for me). So, after examining the hardware for a bit, I realized the problem. When you first take your Iphone apart, there's 2 sided tape around the area where the proximity sensor is. My new screen didn't come with replacement tape so I just put it back together without it. I think that may be what's causing the problem. I think part of the reason that tape is there is to block light coming from the LCD assembly. My solution was to cut strips of black electrical tape to cover the gap between the lcd assembly and the front glass. My sensor now works flawlessly. I do have to note that the OP's Mod is still in place to that may be part of the solution. Only way to know for sure is to disassemble the phone again to remove the tape over the sensors, which I'm not doing again if I can keep from it (done it 5 times so far today, LOL).

Here's a pic so you can see what I'm talking about.

Bartstop

I've got a solution that works quite well actually.

what you need to do is get 2 small pieces of scotch MAGIC tape. about 3MM X 1CM take these 2 pieces of tape, put one piece over the censors so it covers it comletely, then put the other piece of scotch tape over the hole in the glass.

once both pieces are covered in tape, take a BLACK sharpie and completely color in both pieces of tape. this should make your censors work perfectly.

took me about 8 dissasemblies to find this method, but it works the best.

heres a picture of the tape over the censor. do the same thing to the replacement screen over the hole.

also make sure that the tape is pressed down so that no light can make it through the sides of the tape. just enough light will pass through the 2 layers of black sharpied magic tape.

I have a 3rd Generation ipod touch 64g that does just stopped working. I have reset it as new and restarted it but the sensor does not work. My volume control and buttons work but the sensor doesnt what should I do? Please help and my ipod was a warranty replacement that is now out of warranty. Please email me at cindyg209@yahoo.com. Thank you!!!!

@cindyg209 You have asked a question about an Ipod in an iphone thread. also this thread is SPECIFIC to people who REPLACED their IPHONE 4 screen. go post in the ipod touch section >.<

Hey J-Billz. I just want to see if I am understanding what you are saying. I replaced a cracked screen with a new purple one and now the proximity sensor does not work. I've taken it apart several times to try and repair this issue and nothing seems to work, not even the black electrical tape. Now I'm looking at your pic and you said you used Scotch Magic tape and sharpied it black but looking at your pick, that looks like a piece of gold tape over the sensors? Am I seeing this wrong. I just want to make sure I get it right this time, I'm not sure how many more times I can dissasemble this phone! lol

Thanks!!

I have now fixed 3 iPhones with the black tape fix. Ignore my post above with the tape over part of the back of the LCD. I have proven that doesn't work. However the OP's method works brilliantly. I personally put the tape over the sensors 1 piece at a time using tweezers.

1. First piece covers the top 1/3 of both sensors.

2. Second piece covers bottom 1/3 of both sensors.

3. Third piece covers left 1/3 of left sensor.

4. Fourth piece covers right 1/3 of right sensor.

5. Fifth piece is the hardest. It goes between the 2 sensors. You have to get the width just right so it covers 1/3 of both sensors.

Hope this helps.

Dave

Thanks Dave. I will give that a try again. Perhaps I just wasn't covering enough of the sensors? This is getting annoying! But hey, at least I can dissasemble and reassemble and Iphone 4 in my sleep now.

Eric

@ezwind. Ignore bartsop as I have done BOTH methods on several phones. An mine works everytime. You have to make sure you cover the sensors with scoth tape AND the glass window for the sensors. Post pics of what you have done. And also compare to mine. It should work. An is much easier/faster then the electrical tape method.